She said of the honour from the Queen: “Working on the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative and with survivors of rape is an honour in itself. I know that succeeding in our goals will take a lifetime and I am dedicated to it for all of mine.”

Angelina at the 'Maleficent' premiere

Angelina is so devoted to the cause that she revealed recently that her most recent film ‘Maleficent’ - which sees the star acting as executive producer as well as playing the iconic Disney villain - contains scenes intended to act as an allegory for rape and sexual abuse, including one moment where her character is drugged and has her wings cut by the man she used to love.